Old Scottish Handwriting: Just when you think it’s great because you have researched your family back into the 17th and 18th centuries, you suddenly find the writing on the OPRs changes and you can’t read it! Peter Wadley and Jean Crawford of the National Records of Scotland will repeat the workshop they did last year on old Scottish handwriting and how to decipher it.

FULL

4 April

Beginner's: This module is just what it says – for beginners. Ken Nisbet, who has many years of experience in researching family history, will take this class.

Spaces available

2 May

Using Technology in Family History: Marie Dougan, a professional genealogist and technology expert will take a workshop on the use of technology – family history software, using digital photography, scanners, etc.

Nearly Full

6 June

Pre-1841 Censuses: Bruce Bishop will talk about where to find these rare records, what they contain and how they can assist your research.

News

SOCIETY MEETING The next meetingof the Society will take place on Monday 16 March 2015 at the Augustine Church on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, starting at 7.30pm. The subjectwill be "Explore your Family History On-line (SCRAN)" a talk by Helen Fraser.

32nd International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences.This event will be held in Glasgow in August 2016 on the theme of Origins and Evolution. For more information go to Congress 2016 Glasgow.

New Register House Visits - 2015Dates for the 15 evening visits to New Register House in 2014 have been put in the Calendar.

PROGRAMME OF CLASSES 2014 - 2015The syllabus for the 2014-2015 season has been finalised and details appear opposite.
Classes may now be booked. For more details of the classes please click here.

CONTACTING THE EDITOR
Enquiries regarding submissions to the Society Journal, The Scottish Genealogist, should be sent to the Hon. Editor, Caroline Gerard, editor@scotsgenealogy.com

In downloads will be found: Sales Catalogue, Black Book, Family Group Sheets, Pedigree Charts. Indexes for the Scottish Genealogist 2006-2008 & 2009-2011 have been added to the download section - 9 March 2012. An Index covering 1953-2011, volumes I-LVIII, is also available - 13 March 2012. A brief guide to 18th century tax records available has been addedApril 2012.